Argument Essay: Christianity And The American Postmodern Culture

Christianity has preached the gospel message for epochs now. Throughout the ages, cultures have rejected it for several reasons. Today, the American culture may view the gospel message as outdated. Furthermore, the American Postmodern culture negatively perceives the gospel as exclusive since it proclaims to be the only way to enter heaven. Moreover, since the culture seems to believe that people are inherently good, it undesirably views the gospel. People may reject the gospel because it teaches that humans are inherently evil. In addition, it teaches repentance. According to Ed Hindson, an “aspect of salvation is repentance.” Therefore, one who believes he or she is moral will fail to accept the gospel since the gospel requires the person …show more content…
Because the gospel preaches that one could enter heaven only through Jesus Christ (John 14:6), a person may reject that truth because he or she has loved ones who have rejected Jesus and consequently will enter eternal suffering. For instance, a son rejects the gospel because he knows that his deceased grandfather, whom he deeply loved, blatantly rejected Jesus Christ. Though the son may see that the arguments for the gospel are reasonable, because of his emotional attachment to his grandfather, he would not accept the gospel. For him, accepting the truthful gospel means accepting the condemnation of his grandfather. Jesus Christ’s resurrection is essential to the gospel. “The resurrection is the ultimate proof that Jesus is the Son of God,” wrote Hindson. Since the gospel relies on the deity of Jesus Christ, the resurrection, which proclaims that Jesus is the Son of God, is vital to the gospel. However, people cannot intellectually fathom that Jesus resurrected insomuch that they compile theories, such as the twin and alien theory, in order to reject the resurrection of Jesus. After studying the compiled theories, the resurrection seems to be the best explanation for the rise of